Ayushman Bharat Diwas

Ayushman Bharat Diwas

Every year on April 30 the Ayushman Bharat Diwas is celebrated to promote health & wellness and to provide Insurance benefits to the poor. The first time the day was celebrated in 2018 to celebrate the launching of the National Health Protection Mission, also known as Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The mission was launched by the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi to promote affordable medical facilities in remote parts of the country. The scheme:

aims to aid people based on the database of the Socio-Economic Caste Census.

covers secondary and tertiary healthcare and also aimed to cover Fifty crore beneficiaries.

aims to provide the help of Rs. 5 lakh per family to be given per year.

enables to take benefits (cashless benefits) from private and public hospitals across the country.

The AB-PMJAY has benefitted more than 10 crore families in India which includes 2.33 crore families from urban area and 8 crore families from rural areas.